1 Rinse and pat dry the broccoli. 2  Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, add the crushed red pepper and heat 1 minute. 3  Cook and stir the broccoli in the skillet until it begins to get crispy, 5 to 7 minutes.
figuratively/ literally. Figuratively means metaphorically, and literally describes something that actually happened. If you say that a guitar solo literally blew your head off, your head should not be attached to your body. But they're also going to create literally a tidal wave of data. There wasn't an actual tidal wave, just a lot of data.
Figurative language is words or groups of words that stand for more than their literal meaning. A simile is one kind of figurative language. A simile uses the words like or as to compare two unlike things.igurative Language. Figurative language is words or groups of words that stand for more than their literal meaning. A simile is one kind of figurative language. A simile uses the words like or as to compare two unlike things. For example, an author might say, Tiger crept up behind Fox as silently as a whisper.